The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Lieut. Edmund L. Inlinski. Firth Artillery, who
was Inst week before the House Naval Commit
tee in connection with his dynamite inventions
and experiments may shortly goubroad In u pro
fcssionnl and official capacity.
"N's' letter to the New York Times of last
week, showing how subaltcrns, often for family
for years upon rrgimental staii duty and cap
tain's pay, avoiding thereby all company duty
and obnoxious details. very rertincntly suggests
Lieutenant General himself. are compelled to
change the members of their personal stalls nj
least once in four years, why, repeat, should
their juniors. the colonies and rcuiinentnl COM
mnndcrs, be permitted to retain theirs indct-
nitely? One or the other system is wrong.
The new Army Register 1857 has made its np.
pcarancc, and while excellent. In the main, typo
graphically, II presents no changes since the last
edition.
Lieut.. II. X. Lemly. Third Artillery, who was
Director of the National Military School OF Co.
lombin lssO-'Si. and translated and published
Tpton's Tactics in spnnish. is now oricrcd to
BOgota as military attachc to our legation. Dur
ing the last summer he pnid brief visit ON leave
of absence to that capital.
Dispatches from London state that Great Brit
hin Is about to adopt the Lcc-ltcmngton muga-
zine rifle. Is II not time the United States
abandon the now obsolete Springfield for II better
ana repeating arm!
First Lieut. Walter l.. Fisk To be captain. nnd
ant oi Engineers the former In nine years SER
vice aud the latter In two. Verify promotion is
amazingly slow IN the Engineer Corps. More
legislation young gentlemen
Rear Admiral Jouett, president of the Naval
Bonrd of Inspection and Survey. strongly advo.
Gates the immediate building up of the Navy
I'VE are sure tn hnvcH war within ten years, -
says the Admiral. "nud that is hut short tim.
to prepare for ITS coming. ] do not think the
construction of n line of fortiiicatons along oui
coasts would bc the best means of rcpclling the
attacks of foreign invaders. What we want are
fleets of monitors or tiouting batteries. These
ARE the best coast defenders. They can be- built
So that they can turn In their own length by the
use of four of the kunstadtcr screws placed al
right angles. With this cnss of vessels foreign
man -of war. while laying OH our coast. could bC
surrounded at night and literally nnnihilatcd
They would be practically inyunerablc and
being fiat t-hottomed could. If necessary, cludo
pursuit by seeking shallow water. There are
many things which should be done to place the
country in II state OF dcfensc hut the monitors
ought not to bc forgotten"
The Washington correspondent of the ifail and
about Vice Admiral ROwan's retirement in order
calls attention to the curious anomaly existing
in regard to the rank of Admiral Porter und Nict
Admiral Rowan. The rank in each case expires
with the death of the holder. The highest officer
in the Navy will then be the ranking rear adm
raj. Admiral Porter is the highest ranking Off
Ger in the whole military and naval service of
the country. 81. although the American Navy
has neither guns. ships, nor men, yet 1t has an
. officer who stands in military rank next tn,
President. who in Commandment Chici of tn,
Army and Navy.